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2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama

6 Colleges in Alabama
247 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$32,427 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in mental & social health services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 247 degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School

Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama Your choice of mental & social health services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mental & Social Health Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Services
Bachelor's Degrees in Mental Health Services
Master's Degrees in Mental Health Services

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services in Alabama

The schools below may not offer all types of mental health services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Alabama Schools in Mental Health Services

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
49 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.

There were roughly 49 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$36,507 Median Starting Salary

Columbia Southern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the town of Orange Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.

There were about 96 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent data year. Mental & Social Health Services degree recipients from Columbia Southern University receive an earnings boost of about $4,081 over the average earnings of mental & social health services majors.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AL

The University of Alabama is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
42 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

University of West Alabama is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public university located in the rural area of Livingston. This university ranks 6th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 42 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at University of West Alabama in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AL
16.7% Growth in Graduates

GSCC is a small public college located in the city of Gadsden. This college ranks 25th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 6 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at GSCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In AL

University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mobile. This university ranks 32nd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 4 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at University of Mobile in the most recent data year.

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Faulkner crest
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
6.5% Growth in Graduates

Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery. This university ranks 24th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 31 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Faulkner in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, mental health services degree recipients typically make an average of $28,346 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 108
Florida 282 1,186
North Carolina 279 630
Virginia 274 2,122
Tennessee 269 216
South Carolina 248 51
Kentucky 244 123
Louisiana 242 135
Mississippi 234 62
Arkansas 234 216
West Virginia 207 37

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Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 96
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 66
Clinical/Medical Social Work 41
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 29
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 6
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 5
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 7,364
Allied Health Professions 1,808
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,586
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1,052
Health & Medical Administrative Services 736
Public Health 700
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 444
Communication Sciences 431
Medicine 404
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 402

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